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| steeve [ steev ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle steeved, present participle steev·ing, 3rd person present singular steeves) |
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incline upward: to incline upward, or make a bowsprit incline upward
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noun (plural steeves) |
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angle of inclination of bowsprit: the angle at which a bowsprit inclines upward from the horizontal
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| [Mid-17th century. Origin ?] |
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